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Callaghanite

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Description
Locality: 
Varenna Valley, Genova Province, Vado Ligure, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 1.3 × 1.2 cm
Description

specimen with two very nice balls of dark blue callaghanite on mslag matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Callaghanite

Formula: 
Cu2Mg2(CO3)(OH)6·2H2O
Strunz: 
5.DA.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Sierra Magnesite Mine (Premier Chemicals Mine; Gabbs Magnesite-Brucite Mine; Basic Refractories Mine; Basic Mine), Gabbs, Gabbs District, Paradise Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA

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